Gujarat

Gujarat entrepreneur Shreyans Kokra launched his startup Canvaloop to process agro waste into eco-friendly and sustainable fibre in a zero-waste process. Here’s how he did it

At the Lang Library, which is one of India’s largest public libraries, over 12,000 books have been digitised to preserve century-old texts and literary works, some of which are the oldest accounts of the historic Saurashtra region.

Pushpa Patel, a resident of Gujarat, started mushroom farming with an investment of Rs 15,000. Her thriving business of mushroom khakras also helps other women earn.

We meet Shahid Bikapurwala, a resident of Gujarat's Kevadi village, who runs Ubha Seth's Shop, a unique general store that runs round the clock and has no doors, locks, and sometimes, even a shopkeeper.

Quitting her job, Rajkot's favourite 'Chaiwali' Nisha Hussain worked at a tea cafe to learn the tricks of the trade. She now single-handedly runs ‘The Chailand’, selling 10 flavours of chai including her best-selling tandoori tea.

Forest officer Kanubhai Karkar from Gujarat has at least 300 innovations to his name. Here's a look at the brain behind all the brilliant ideas, including an exercise machine that can be used by 30 people at once.

Jayanti and Aruna have spent 15 years of their retirement working tirelessly to educate child beggars to help them come out of the cycle of poverty, and given them nutrition, a home, and a hopeful future.

With her sister Rekha, Neelam Parmar from Gujarat runs an NGO that cares for the food, education and accommodation needs of children with disabilities, who are often abandoned by their parents.

As the concept of farm-to-fork was penetrating metro cities, two CAs and one MBA grad came up with Farmse to Farmpe in Ahmedabad. Today, they are enabling healthier, organic lifestyle for their customers.

An innovative sensor built by Parth Shah, an associate professor at Anant National University in Gujarat, may be the solution urban gardeners need to water their plants when they are away